Yes! Excellent rendering of what it's like! I vote for the drink part....

OMG, this is so great, so funny, so fricken true~mood swingsain't it great~~give me a margarita and make it a double!!

Well, we've all been on this ride before!!!!!! LOL!!! you're so funny! I exactly know those feelings! It does mellow a bit with age and a good glass of wine!!! excellent!!!!!

Perfect. Yep, I think I'll have that drink... and then a nap. lol.

This is so funny! You can write as well as you take photographs, and sew...and the list goes on. But trust me, I've been there and done that and it does get better with age (just like a good wine). I think eliminating mood swings and hot flashes are the only two benefits of growing old(er).

Now, THAT is one heck of a great poem! At least I thought it was when I first read it, and now I think it's awful. You are so mean to your man! Ah, what the hell, men deserve it! I have a radio you can use. I ripped it out of my car recently and tried to throw it at the skinny 26 year old witch next door when she was sunbathing! Bikinis! HRMPH! On second thoughts, you can't have the radio after all, 'cos I might one day need to rip out the wires to strangle someone with! Seriously, It's WONDERFUL, and absolutely RIGHT-ON! Nice graphic too! 10**

...eine hübsche Arbeit!

WOW that was certainly mood swings :)))))) Excellent :)))

Hilarious and brilliant! and so is Chris's comment! (try HRT)

I think you need to take a Pill,........... a Really BIG PILL, LOL!!!!!! All you need is some Wild Mexican Yams,.............. Really!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im saying nothing.......... or maybe that would be wrong ....:S

what a chuckle ... almost snorted my coffee Thankyou lady

Ohhhh my dear Tara, some words of advice : All these things shall pass .....just sit down, breathe deeply and have a nice hot toddy :o) I'm quite sure all of us "older" coff ladies can relate....just give it time :o) This was excellent and love it when you post these wonderful "surprises"

Love the poem :)))

Not touching that with a ten foot poll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I see all the men are leaving it well alone, I can't say as I blame them, ask Marilyn to email you Julie Andrews, My Favourite Things from the sound of music, you might like the new words. Roflmao, go on ask her. As for mood swings, I hide in my den out of her way. Lol. Superb prose Tara, I can relate after being with Pauline for 23 years. Excellent work.

Whoa!! That's a set of mood swings. ;o) Never had those, nor flashes. I was lucky. lol!!

Hi Tara May How about a shot of tequila sure would make one not think lol wonderful work so cool is a favorite sweet smile to you warm hug and love, Linda Kaye

got to love you anyway lol this is super

LOL... Great one!

Lol wonderful on all counts though the hot flashes may not be as bad as the flushes!!

well i think i need to keep my head down lol :o)..been there still doing that with june :o)..love the description of the moods ,sums it up exactly mick

ROFLMA Oh I can so relate. hahaha

Decisions, decisions! Frankie and Johnny live!!! Shades of Teresa Brewer's love songs! Although the text may seem whimsical, I assume you're serious in these revelations. As Billy Clinton once said, I feel your pain. But gimme a break! Between your mood-swing catharsis and the viewer's comments above, this has got to be the most taken aback thing I have ever read. If it's supposed to be funny, then it must fall into the category of black humor. Makes one want to take a bath with a toaster. Pardon me while I curl up into a fetal position -- just a tiny LOL on those last few remarks. Between the peaks and valleys of your angst, let me remind you that things could be much worse, e.g., you could have been a female born in Afghanistan, India, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Ethiopia, etc. Get my drift? In any event, a super image and composition of prose and talent on this one, my dear. You get an E for effort. BTW, photography can be boring with just limited sunlight and subject matter.

this is absolutely hilarious! brilliant writing.

Excellent Tara, well done!

IN 2001 I HAD TO HAVE A TOTAL HISTO. SO I GOT HIT WITH ALL OF IT AT ONCE AND BECAUSE I HAD BREAST CANCER THEY COULD GIVE ME ANY OF THE HORMONE THERAPY. MY HUBBY PUT UP A SIGN THAT SAID " MOOD SWING IN PROGRESS" AND HE WASN'T FAR FROM WRONG. '

Love,Love, Love It Tara....I go up and down with my mood swings....Just had a 4 day high with Roger, our vacation was wonderful....Monday I went downhill, that was the day Larry died...I took a test at school and only got 14 out of 30 right....Hope to be going back up....Hugs

This is great! So true and tongue in cheek all at the same time. You go Girl!!! : )

Nice work...